The original Louisa May Alcott tale is set during the Civil War in the 1860s. But this adaption is a far cry from that.

E! reports the March girls are now half sisters who "band together in order to survive the dystopic streets of Philadelphia and unravel a conspiracy."

A writer for MTV thinks the new premise could be successful, saying, "...most of the major elements ... would neatly fit into such a so-called 'hyper-stylized, gritty adaptation' — like Beth's brush with scarlet fever, Amy's snatch-and-go with Jo's love interest Laurie, and the girls' constant disconnection from the cold, cruel society surrounding them."

It centers around a woman named Amy who works at a furniture store that "actually preys upon its customers' desires to a supernatural degree, selling products that make their wishes and fantasies come true in unexpected and insidious ways."